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12th Annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) Meeting held at IUCAA Pune: The 12th Annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) meeting is being held at IUCAA from Oct 26 to 30. IUCAA will also host Chandra Public Lecture by professor Sally Macfarlane, University of Western Cape, South Africa, on Oct 28 at Chandrashekhar auditorium on the IUCAA campus, which will be open to all. It will also organise a BRICS astronomy exhibition from Oct 29 to Nov 1 at Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park and Planetarium.
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The statement further said that students of FTII ‘unequivocally stand with SRFTI students against whom violence was inflicted on 27th Sept’, when members allegedly of right-wing-affiliated organisations ‘attacked students once they were asked to stop an event which was being conducted without their consent, on their campus. “We stand with SRFTI students’ continued fight in the revocation of the draconian rustication notices handed to 6 students and also stopping the SRFTI admin’s cruel attempts to evict all students from their hostels and campus,” added the statement. As per the FTII student body’s statement, they are expressing solidarity with the SRFTI students protesting against the alleged saffronisation and alleged encroachment of RSS/Sangh Parivar-affiliated forces. As per the official statement from IUCAA, the five-day programme will combine scientific presentations with sessions on education, human capital development, science communication and public engagement. It will also feature the BAWG Data Science Hackathon, run in collaboration with Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) and Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO ), science communication training, the launch of the BRICS Astronomy Robotics and Coding Training, a public exhibition of the various astronomy facilities across BRICS countries and the annual BAWG business meeting, where country representatives will review progress, discuss ongoing collaborations and establish strategic priorities for the year ahead. Download the TOI App.
Pune: Students of Film and Television Institute of India will hold a demonstration on Tuesday, as part of the nationwide demonstration called for by the SRFTI students’ union.